Reservations
The Black Cultural Center has meeting rooms to help provide for the meeting and programming needs of the campus community. The Black Cultural Center can accommodate groups, depending upon the configuration requested, ranging from 5 to 120 people (108 if catered event). In addition, a number of event support services are available including catering, audio-visual equipment rental, telecommunications, and computer services to help our guests present a quality event.
Generally reservations for events may be made for any day and time the Black Cultural Center is open and during the current academic year only. New reservations for the following academic year will typically be processed after
June 1.
The exception to this is: University Departments and Organizations (including Student Organizations) may not reserve space for standard weekly meetings until after November 1 st for the spring semester and after April 1 st for the summer and fall semesters. (This is done to allow time for the scheduling of special events.)
Steps to reserving space in the Black Cultural Center:
- Fill out the reservation form online.
- Allow the staff 5-7 business days to process your request.
- Wait to receive confirmation that the space has been reserved.
- Call the Reservations Office if there are any changes - major or minor - to your submitted form and requested event details.
Once your reservation has been confirmed, you will receive a confirmation notice along with information regarding use of the facility and any charges that may be assessed to your organiztion. Please remember that University recognized organizations and departments have access to the facility and services. Reservations requests from students and student organizations are given priority. Off-campus organizations may be subject to fees. Please check with our Reservations Office for details. Click here for a list of facility charges.
Our Reservation Office can be contacted by calling (865) 974-6861 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.The staff is ready to assist in determining how the Black Cultural Center can best meet your organization's needs.